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Portugal Telecom (PT) Portugal Telecom offers a range of services for residential and business customers: installation and connection of telephone lines, broadband (adsl & cable) internet and sells a wide range of telephones including the latest 3G Pocket PC Phone. PT currently have a very good deal for those needing a new phone line installed [...]

Broadband (ADSL) Internet: To find out if your current phone line has the capability to connect to adsl broadband internet via fixed (landline) telephone, enter your phone number on the Sapo website: www.adsl.sapo.pt/aderir.html. Sapo ADSL www.adsl.sapo.pt Oninet www.oni.pt Clix www.acesso.clix.pt World Telecom (English Language) www.world.net.pt Vodafone broadband (broadband internet connection via mobile phone) www.vodafone.pt

Probably the cheapest and most convenient energy source for cooking, water & central heating. Mains gas is only available in Lisbon, although a few housing estates / blocks of flats have communal piped gas from a central storage tank. Most households use bottled gas (butane or propane). Butane is the most commonly used and comes [...]

Electricity supply in Portugal (220V AC, 50Hz single-phase or 380V AC, 50Hz three-phase) is provided by Electricidade de Portugal (EDP). EDP normally provides connections to premises within 1km of one of their transformers. Owners of houses at a greater distance may request quotations for the installation of an additional transformer and a special line. The [...]